Mrs. Malissia Pearl Smith (Yawn), 66
Mrs. Malissia Pearl Smith (Yawn) of Denton moved to her Heavenly home March 22. Her funeral was March 24 at Denton Baptist Church. Malissia was born Nov. 18, 1952, as the only daughter of C.H. and Mary Davis Yawn. Mrs. Smith spent most of her time caring for her family. She spent several years working…
Read MoreJackets Sweep Indians
Jeff Davis High’s baseball team took a 3-game sweep over Vidalia last week, winning 7-0 Tuesday in Hazlehurst, 7-2 Thursday in Vidalia and 8-7 in eight innings Friday at home. The wins gave the Jackets a 13-1 overall record and a 6-0 mark in Region 2-AA. Tuesday’s game was highlighted by Caleb Leggett’s 4-hit shutout…
Read MoreTennis Girls Seeded No. 1
Jeff Davis High School’s tennis teams traveled to Bacon County March 19 for the final region match of the regular season. The Lady Jackets won 4-1 and the boys lost a close one 2-3. The Jeff Davis girls are seeded 1st for the region tournament with an undefeated record in region play. The boys have…
Read MoreJackets drop game to Toombs
Jeff Davis High’s 6-game Region 2-AA win streak came to an end Monday in Lyons as Toombs County squeaked out a 4-3 win. The Jackets out-hit the Bulldog 7-6 but couldn’t come up with hits at key times in the game. Jeff Davis’ three runs came in the 5th inning. The Jackets entered the inning…
Read MoreJackets ranked 1st, 7th
Score Atlanta Week 2 Class AA Baseball Rankings 1. Bremen 16-4 2. Elbert County 11-6-1 3. Callaway 9-5 4. Rockmart 11-5 5. Harlem 15-5 6. Thomasville 13-4 7. Jeff Davis 13-2 8. Westside-Augusta 17-5 9. Toombs County 13-6 10.Banks County 14-2 MaxPreps Power Rankings 1. Jeff Davis 13-2 2. Bremen 16-4 3. Thomasville 13-4 4.…
Read MoreTimes Have Changed — By Tommy Purser
In the Looking Back column this week, there’s mention of public division over whether or not movies should be shown on Sundays in 1949. “Blue Laws,” in the South in particular, dictated that businesses must be closed on Sundays for religious reasons. When I moved here in 1973, there were virtually no businesses open on…
Read MoreSupport Local Merchants — By John Reed
Support Local Merchants I went to see “Captain Marvel“ at our local movie theater this past weekend. Here are a few thoughts: It’s been said that folks from Hazlehurst are more apt to support out of town businesses rather than local ones. That’s one trend I would love to see reversed. My movie experience was…
Read MoreReminiscing — By Barney O’Quinn
Reviewing the business, industry Hazlehurst had 30 plus years ago, we had a lot of jobs in the area, with more seeking to come. We had at one time four different daily newspapers in Hazlehurst – Atlanta, Macon, Savannah, Jacksonville. 2019, down to one, Savannah. If people don’t bother to buy them, they are not…
Read MoreChamber Awards Annual Honors
By MARY ANN ANDERSON The Hazlehurst-Jeff Davis County Chamber of Commerce celebrated its growth, welcomed new members, and handed out a host of awards at its annual dinner at Twisted Pine Golf Course last Tuesday. A crowd of about 200 attended the event, including elected officials, business and community leaders, local residents, and chamber volunteers.…
Read MoreEfstathiou is new JDHS Band Director
The Jeff Davis County Board of Education last week hired a new band director from Florida with a strong connection to Jeff Davis County. Nicholas Efstathiou, whose wife is the former Kelly Seebeck of Hazlehurst, was offered the job as JDHS band director at a Feb. 28 called meeting of the board. He has accepted…
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